One Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty-Two. If You Have Any Opinions, You Can Keep Them.

The evacuation operation of the expeditionary fleet will not be affected by any factors. The fleet is still proceeding as planned, evacuation when it is time to evacuate, and interception when it is time to intercept.

A full day later, the Jizhou finally received a reply from Beiyuezhou. Beidu agreed to the expedition fleet's request and authorized Huo Qiang to form the Saturn expedition fleet.

This is something to be happy about, but in order to ensure the safety of the earth, Beidu limited the size of the Saturn expedition fleet to three ships.

Huo Qiang was speechless for a long time after receiving the reply.

Although he didn't know the situation on Saturn, Saturn was very similar to Jupiter. Aliens had been operating on Saturn for more than two years, so he could fully imagine the situation on Saturn.

It is impossible for the aliens to send all the warships. If you think about it with your heels, the enemy's fleet left on Saturn must be enough to protect itself. Only three warships are sent there to act as a harassment. How many enemy forces can be contained? Just imagine.

The goal of these three battleships is not so much to contain the alien fleet, but rather to deter aliens. As long as aliens see human battleships, they will think of the super nuclear bombs on the battleships.

The enemy must have enough battleships to keep the hard-won Saturn base. In this way, the Saturn expedition fleet can achieve the purpose of containing the enemy.

But three warships are really too few, and their deterrence against Saturn is really limited. Huo Qiang is determined to strengthen the fleet, but only three warships have been approved, and the military orders are overwhelming. Even if Huo Qiang is the number one commander of the space fleet, You can't disobey Beidu's orders. The most you can do is make another report and fight for it, that's all.

However, judging from the wording in this order, the struggle was in vain. Huo Qiang hesitated again and again, and finally gave up the idea.

Agreeing to three warships is already an unexpected surprise. It is easy to make a few more reports, but what if the superiors are angered and the previous order is revoked?

Of course, military orders are very serious things, and no one will change military orders casually. But precisely because of this, the feasibility of continuing to report is extremely slim.

"Just send it out." Huo Qiang handed the order to Wu Han. "Send it to the entire fleet in plain text, so that the international fleets will also know about it. Also, the Saturn Expeditionary Force only needs volunteers."

"Yes!" Wu Han agreed. With a few taps of his fingers, the original order from Beidu was immediately sent to the fleet. A few minutes later, all Chinese warships received the order.

Just like a spark falling into an oil tank, the originally gloomy expedition fleet instantly boiled. The soldiers rushed to tell each other, spreading the news to every companion that the Saturn expedition fleet was about to be formed.

The soldiers were stunned and then surprised at first, but then boundless courage surged in their hearts, and applications to join the expeditionary force flew towards the Jizhou like snowflakes.

When Ye Han received the news, he immediately applied for the Jizhou, but he soon realized that he was a step too late. There were actually a large number of captains rushing ahead of him, including the Space Carrier that signed up. Four, and a large number of destroyers and frigates.

Ye Han's vision did not darken, nor was he filled with indignation. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

It's not that he has a dark heart, but the expedition to Saturn is really not a good job. The reason why he applied was that no one was willing to do it. Now that there are so many people applying to join the expedition, it no longer matters whether the Thunder Mountain goes or not.

That's right, deep down in his heart, Ye Han actually didn't want to join the expedition, let alone the expedition to Saturn. It was just that he mistakenly thought that no one was willing to do this, so he had to apply to Huo Qiang.

Ye Han is definitely not the only one who has this idea. It is no exaggeration to say that the vast majority of people who submitted applications have similar views.

But they were reluctant. As a member of the Jupiter Expeditionary Force, the overall situation of the fleet was such that the soldiers were forced to apply against their will due to the situation.

But was Ye Han wrong?

No.

So are the soldiers at fault?

nor!

On the contrary, there is nothing wrong with their thinking. Soldiers are also human beings. They have emotions, parents, wives and children. They just want to live a good life, and soldiers are no exception.

The difference between heroes and ordinary people does not lie in what they think in their hearts, nor in whether they are of high moral character in daily life, but in that when they have to make a choice, ordinary people obey their hearts and make the choice that is best for themselves; while heroes But he can overcome his inner instincts and make choices that are best for the group rather than himself.

Every boy has had the dream of being a hero, but when a boy becomes a man, when the hardships of life smooth out the edges, most people choose, or can only choose, mediocrity and ordinaryness.

Perhaps only the military has unique soil that allows so many people to make choices that go against their nature at the same time.

The enthusiasm of the soldiers was beyond Huo Qiang's expectation, but there were only three places in total, so how to choose became a difficult problem. After weighing it repeatedly, Huo Qiang finally selected three battleships, a space carrier, a destroyer and A frigate.

The space carrier Qingzhou, the frigate Leishan, and the frigate Shihe.

Many captains expressed dissatisfaction with this result and approached Huo Qiang one after another, but Huo Qiang ignored this issue at all, and everyone returned without success.

Some of them may be sincere in their annoyance, but there are certainly many who are snickering inwardly.

When Ye Han received the notice, he couldn't believe his ears. So many people applied, why did it fall on him?

But the order could not be false at all. He could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, silently swallowing the bitter pill.

At this point, the Saturn Expedition Fleet was formed and after the order was announced, Huo Qiang immediately called the three captains together: "Have you received all the orders? I won't say any unnecessary nonsense. The Saturn Expedition Fleet is based on the Qingzhou. Flagship, are you sure?"

"Clear!" the three captains said in unison.

Huo Qiang added: "There are a few more things to call you here. According to Beidu's order, you can all equip, but not at full capacity. The excess crew must be left behind, and only the minimum number of personnel will be retained."

"Why?" Qingzhou Captain Ruan Yinghua asked in shock.

"Because the fleet is short of people." Huo Qiang said bluntly, "We have been sailing for half a year, and we have not been idle at home. We have built many warships and the crews are fully staffed. However, they are all newcomers with no combat experience. They need experienced ones. Veterans will come on board to lead the new ones, so that the new ships can form combat effectiveness as soon as possible."

Ruan Yinghua felt bad: "How many warships can be built in half a year? Are you even going to spare us?"

"I don't know either." Huo Qiang said, "That's how the order came. If you have any opinions, you can keep them."